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Re: rather and fairly

I need to know the difference in meaning between the two sentences1. My bag is rather big.2. My bag if fairly big.

And how to use rather and when? Because I have no idea how to use it.Thanks

They are close enough to being synonyms in this case - that is, when you use "rather" as an adjective.
He's rather tall = He's fairly tall.
That was rather rude = That was unnecessarily rude.
I think he's rather attractive. = I think he's quite attractive.